Singapore: One Championship rocked the Singapore Indoor Stadium at the weekend with a thrilling night of martial arts action at One 158: Tawanchai v Larsen.
The exciting 13-bout card featured an official One featherweight Muay Thai world title eliminator.
In the main event, fifth-ranked featherweight Muay Thai contender Tawanchai PK Saenchai dominated newcomer Niclas Larsen, knocking out the Danish fighter in the second round.
The Thai phenom was precise and powerful with his attacks, taking the fight to Larsen early.
The "Dreamchaser" couldn't match Tawanchai's intensity, as the Thai scored a quick knockdown with a furious combination in the first round.
Larsen recovered and made it to the second frame, but he was met with even more adversity.
Tawanchai connected with a straight left hand down the middle to score another knockdown, and the Danish debutant could not beat the count.
With the victory, Tawanchai earned a shot at reigning One featherweight Muay Thai world champion Petchmorakot Petchyindee, as well as a US$50,000 performance bonus.
In a battle of elite bantamweight contenders, fourth-ranked Fabricio Andrade scored a quick first-round finish over No.2 Kwon Won-Il.
The "Wonder Boy" stalked the "Pretty Boy" around the circle from the opening bell, looking to land the fight-ending blow.
That came in the form of a left body kick that crumpled the South Korean, who could not recover from the impact.
Fifth-ranked flyweight contender Reece McLaren authored a slick submission victory over dangerous knockout artist Xie Wei.
After getting dropped by a thunderous right hand from the Chinese fighter, the "Lightning" recovered and turned to his world-class grappling.
Within moments, McLaren had Xie's back and secured a rear-naked choke to force the tap.